Groundwater quality from a part of Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Applied Water Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Subba Rao, N ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drinking purpose; Groundwater quality; Industrial purpose; Irrigation use

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORROSION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; PH; POTABLE WATER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUALITY CONTROL; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

ANDHRA PRADESH; CA 2+; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DRINKING PURPOSE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE; IRRIGATION USE; STUDY AREAS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

GROUNDWATER;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; PH; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; WATER QUALITY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA; PRAKASAM;

EID: 85103651627     PISSN: 21905487     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-018-0665-2     Document Type: Article

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